[Burlington and Missouri River Railroad]

Free Government Lands Reached by the Burlington Route in Nebraska and Eastern Colorado [cover title].

Chicago: Poole Bros. [1889]. Folding pamphlet with 14 panels, approximately 13 x 24 inches unfolded. A few very short separations along folds. Light tanning. Very good. Item #331

Scarce pamphlet promoting lands available along the route of the Burlington and Missouri Railroad and associated lines in Colorado and Nebraska in the late 1880s. According to the text of the publication, "Public lands are melting away," and it goes on to describe several counties in Nebraska, including Thomas, Hooker, Grant, Sheridan, Box Butte, and Sioux Counties, which can be accessed via the Burlington Route. The areas advertised in Eastern Colorado are described as the "rain belt" of the state, where, "Irrigation is absolutely unnecessary." The reverse of the pamphlet prints a map of the rail lines west from Omaha and Missouri across Nebraska to Colorado, with the areas of available land shaded in pink. OCLC locates three copies, at Yale, Princeton, and the Denver Public Library.

Price: $350.00